{ "name":"Forestry/5MT_TSNA", "title":"Forestry/5MT_TSNA", "type":"Map Service", "typeKeywords":["ArcGIS Server","Service","Map Service"], "description":"

These layers are used to identify census tracts which meet one or more the 4 criteria listed in the Tree Solutions Now Act of 2021. Specifically,<\/span><\/p>

1. A neighborhood that was, at any point in time, redlined or graded as \u201chazardous\u201d by the Home Owners\u2019 Loan Corporation;<\/span><\/p>

2. A census tract with an average rate of unemployment for the most recent 24\u2013month period for which data are available that exceeds the average rate of unemployment for the state (5.1% per 2018-2022 ACS data);<\/span><\/p>

3. A census tract with a median household income for the most recent 24\u2013month period for which data are available that is equal to or less than 75% of the median household income for the state (75% of State median income calculated as $73,845 using 2018-2022 ACS data).<\/span><\/p>

4. A housing project as defined in ยง 12\u2013101 of the housing and community development article.<\/span><\/p>

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Unemployment and income metrics for the State and by Census Tract were obtained from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey (2020-2024). HOLC neighborhoods graded as \"hazardous\" were identified using data from: Robert K. Nelson and Edward L. Ayers, accessed March 30, 2026, https://dsl.richmond.edu/panorama/redlining/<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>", "extent":[[-8534392.009971831,-8533941.874159973],[4617207.079529757,4617548.950506743]], "url":"https://dnr.geodata.md.gov/dnrdata/rest/services/Forestry/5MT_TSNA/MapServer" }